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you elected us to focus on your jobs. not ours. >> reporter: the president and house speaker john boehner each are drawing a line in the sand over letting the bush era tax cuts expire for americans making more than $250,000 a year. >> instead of raising tax rates on the american people, accepting the damage it will do to our economy, let's start to actually solve the problem. >> reporter: the speaker wants a tax overhaul that raises money by cutti't hammer out a deal by year's end, the nation goes over the so-called fiscal cliff. taxes go up for everyone. an average of almost $3,500 per househo household. republicans say they want the president to address the real problem. >> and the real problem is uncontrolled entitlement spending, and a government that has grown massively. >> reporter: democrats say republicans are going to have to compromise. just like the president and his party did after getting walloped in the 2010 elections. >> we cut $900 billion in spending that we didn't like, painful to us. >> reporter: in was
you elected us to focus on your jobs. not ours. >> reporter: the president and house speaker john boehner each are drawing a line in the sand over letting the bush era tax cuts expire for americans making more than $250,000 a year. >> instead of raising tax rates on the american people, accepting the damage it will do to our economy, let's start to actually solve the problem. >> reporter: the speaker wants a tax overhaul that raises money by cutti't hammer out a deal by year's...
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check us out. see what we have to offer and how you can help make a difference in so many people's lives. >> i've done events with you guys, and you can get the word out like nobody else. >> we do a good job. >> yes. >> and more importantly, community, during this time of year, it is so awesome. >> 'tis the season. thanks so much. good luck with that. we'll see you again next thursday. >>> thank you both. do you know what you're eating? coming up on news4, the controversy over the so-called fruit found in many popular foods. >>> and incredible video of a suspected drunk driver flying, almost flying literally into a group of cars. we'll tell you who was behind the wheel. >>> welcome back to news4 at 4:00. i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly. at 4:30, an update on the breaking news that we brought you at the top of the hour. a prince george's county school bus involved in an accident in upper marlboro this afternoon. police tell us an suv rear-ended the bus here just before 3:00 on route 301 n
check us out. see what we have to offer and how you can help make a difference in so many people's lives. >> i've done events with you guys, and you can get the word out like nobody else. >> we do a good job. >> yes. >> and more importantly, community, during this time of year, it is so awesome. >> 'tis the season. thanks so much. good luck with that. we'll see you again next thursday. >>> thank you both. do you know what you're eating? coming up on news4,...
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don't use the pop-ups, just use a thermometer. >> 165, the magic number. consumers want to know if pink turkey meat is safe. when we see it pink, and we often do -- >> usda again helped us with this answer. it says that the color of cooked poultry, like turkey, is not always a sure sign that it's safe. the only way to know your turkey is safe, again, is to use a food thermometer. make sure it's reached the safe 165-degree fahrenheit. the meat of smoked turkey is always pink. so you should never be alarmed in this case. we put lots more thanksgiving turkey tips online. just go to nbcwashington.com, and search turkey tips. they're all there. if you have a question you would like us to consider at "ask liz," go to nbcwashington.com, and connect with me on twitter, and on facebook by searching the consumer watch. at 5:00 tonight, how long does it take to defrost that frozen turkey? once defrosted, how long do you cook it? we have all the answers at 5:00. >> if i'm a guest, there's no leftovers. >> no worries. >> i'm a vacuum. liz, we'll see you at 5:00. good a
don't use the pop-ups, just use a thermometer. >> 165, the magic number. consumers want to know if pink turkey meat is safe. when we see it pink, and we often do -- >> usda again helped us with this answer. it says that the color of cooked poultry, like turkey, is not always a sure sign that it's safe. the only way to know your turkey is safe, again, is to use a food thermometer. make sure it's reached the safe 165-degree fahrenheit. the meat of smoked turkey is always pink. so you...
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are they listed to the greatest amount used to the least amount used? >> we went to the food and drug administration for this answer. fda does require that all ingredients in a product be listed on a label, ingredients should be listed in the order of greatest amount used to least amount used. for the 100% juice cranberry example, since grape juice is listed first, it means it has the most of that ingredient in the product. more grape than cranberry in that product. >> cranberry with grape. lots of it. . the question from cheryl in laurel is, she heats her home with electricity and she's already seen an increase in her heating bill this year. she wants to know if there were any type tips you can give her to keep cost down. >> we did turn to pepco and they said there are easier ways to lower energy use and save money on your electric bill. first, set your thermostat to 768 degrees during the day and 60 at night. dressing warmly and lowering that thermostat you can lower 3% per degree that you lower the thermostat below 70 on your heating bill. you'll dro
are they listed to the greatest amount used to the least amount used? >> we went to the food and drug administration for this answer. fda does require that all ingredients in a product be listed on a label, ingredients should be listed in the order of greatest amount used to least amount used. for the 100% juice cranberry example, since grape juice is listed first, it means it has the most of that ingredient in the product. more grape than cranberry in that product. >> cranberry...
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they will tell us only that it was a criminal warrant. they will not tell us what it was for. when we get more information on this, we'll bring it to you. reporting live in district heights, jackie bensen, news4. >>> take a close look at the people in this video. d.c. police are calling them persons of interest in a deadly shooting. two people were suffering from gunshot wounds back in september. a couple of blocks from the d.c. border with prince george's county. both victims went to the hospital, one died. there is a $25,000 reward in this case. >>> there is anger on capitol hill today. there was during an open hearing into the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in ben gausy. but there were also closed hearings where the cia shared classified information with lawmakers. steve handelsman is on capitol hill this afternoon. steve, what did they learn? >> reporter: pat, thanks, good evening. according to one democrat, who attended one of those two closed-door sessions here up on the hill, the cia threw a politically important lifeline to obama, u.n. ambassador dr. susan rice. b
they will tell us only that it was a criminal warrant. they will not tell us what it was for. when we get more information on this, we'll bring it to you. reporting live in district heights, jackie bensen, news4. >>> take a close look at the people in this video. d.c. police are calling them persons of interest in a deadly shooting. two people were suffering from gunshot wounds back in september. a couple of blocks from the d.c. border with prince george's county. both victims went to...